Posted 7/27/23 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. -Prov. 16:3 I think I speak for many caregivers when I say that, even in my case of being a part-time caregiver, the topic is ubiquitous in my day. It permeates my time and lives rent-free in my somewhat slumlord flat of…
Author: Mark Applegate
You Gotta Nip it in the Drip
Posted 7/24/23 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. Prov. 13:4 Have you ever had a drippy faucet? Much like the drippy cars I have driven in my life, the Applegates have lived in some drippy houses too. Now our current home isn’t drippy,…
Solomon was Solemn…but was he wrong?
Posted 7/18/23 King Solomon, the wisest man to ever live according to many, said: ” The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. The sun…
Somewhat Shoehorned Reflections from a Tree in Eureka Springs
Posted 7/10/23 “Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.” -Psalm 96:11-12 “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their…
Good News… with much more to come!
Posted on FDA approval day, 7/6/23 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. -Prov 17:22 https://www.alz.org/news/2023/lecanemab-leqembi-traditional-fda-approval and some less glowing good news: https://www.neurologylive.com/view/fda-grants-traditional-approval-lecanemab-as-therapy-for-early-stage-alzheimer-disease?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7-6-23_NRLV_Breaking_Unsponsored&eKey=bWFyay5hcHBsZWdhdGVAc2VuaW9yYWdlbW8ub3Jn We have been waiting for this and, as hope, the drug is approved in a more traditional way and will be covered by CMS. There…
Longest Day Recap 2: The Shark Jumping Week+
Posted 6/29/23 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?” -1 Corinthians 6:19 Quite a last 10 days, friends! Thank you for your patience waiting for another piece of Digital Cornbread to drop. 🙂 Here is where the last week+ has…
Longest Day(s) Recap, Part 1
Posted 6/23/23 Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. -1 Peter 5:7 Hi all! I hope to do a long form recap article very soon. My event went from really Sunday afternoon until this morning in many ways although the actual 9 hour stair step days were Mon-Thur. Today I had…
The Longest Day: 4 Corners 4 a Cure
Posted 6/21/23 Certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn’t ended; certainly God’s compassion isn’t through! They are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness. -Lamentation 3:22-23 I am sorry I haven’t had time to post. 🙁 Monday we got there at 6am, did stairs for 9 hours, snuck off to Planet Fitness for a…
1.5 days and counting
Posted Saturday, 6/17/23 My Longest Day fundraiser link: https://act.alz.org/site/TR?pg=personal&px=14575499&fr_id=16164 I am not a fan of asking for money, we are getting so close to better treatments. The MAB-class of drugs, as soon as CMS relents to our pressure and lets Medicare cover them, will be HUGE. There are more coming down the pipeline. These donations…
A Cavern of Echoes Past
Posted 6/13/23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. -Psalm 73:23 A week from today I will be in the Enterprise Center doing 9 hours of stairs. My wife and I essentially have the arena to ourselves other than visits from staff and media. The same amazing facility that will soon…